RECORDS FROM STAFFORDSHIRE. Ill 



bulk of the autumn birds are immature. Also three seen at 

 Stretton on May 6th (F. A. Monckton). 



Sandwich Tern [Sterna cantiaca). — [Three are said to have 

 been seen in September, 1909, by Mr. G. H. Clarke on Norton 

 Pool, but we do not consider the identification satisfactory.] 

 Mr. Coburn states that he has seen it several times at Earls- 

 wood (Warwick) and that one was shot there (no date). 



Common and Arctic Terns {S. fluviatilis and ^S*. macrura). 

 Described as common and regular visitors to the pools and 

 reservoirs in the district, including all three counties. 



Lesser Tern {8. minuta). — Less common than the pre- 

 ceding species, but still frequent at Norton Pool. 



Common Gull [Larus canus), Herring-Gull {L. argentatus). 

 Lesser Black-backed Gull [L. fuscus), Great Black- 

 backed Gull {L. marinus) and Kittiwake [Rissa tridactyla) 

 are all regarded as more or less frequent visitors to Norton 

 Pool and other sheets of water in the district. 



Great Skua {Megalesfris catarrhactes). — One shot by 

 Messrs. Powell and Clarke on Norton Pool in September or 

 October, 1896. The specimen was lost sight of, but recovered 

 in a much-damaged condition. A most interesting piece of 

 confirmatory evidence is furnished by Mr. L. Ward, who 

 contributed some notes from a diary on the birds of Gailey 

 Pool to the Report of the N.S.F.C. for 1905-06, p. 51. On 

 September 7th, 1896, he noted a " large bro\\'n GuU," in all 

 probability this same bird, at Gailey Pool. This species is 

 new to the Staffordshire list. Another specimen was killed 

 at Fillongley, near Coventry, Warwick, and brought to Mr. 

 Coburn on September 7th, 1909. This species is not included 

 in Mr. Tomes' list. 



Richardson's Skua (Stercorarius crepidatus). — One 

 captured at Aldridge on September 2nd or 3rd, 1909, and 

 another picked up at Ladywood, Birmingham, on October, 

 1891. The third Staffordshire and second Warwickshire 

 records. 



Buffon's Skua {S. parasiticus). — One shot in Shenley 

 Fields, Northfield, Worcester, on October 17th, 1886. Not 

 mentioned in Mr. Tomes' list. 



Razorbill [Alca torda). — One found dead at Harborne, 

 July 25th, 1890. This locality is strictly in Warwickshire, 

 where the bird has already been recorded, so that it cannot 

 be regarded as an addition to the Staffordshire list. 



Great Northern Diver [Colymbus glacialis). — Fairly 

 common winter visitor to Norton Pool and the Birmingham 

 district. 



